Illuminated decorative display ornament



Feb. 19, 1952 c, SWEENY 2,586,741

ILLUMINATED DECORATIVE DISPLAY ORNAMENT Filed Sept. 2, 1949 A INVENTOR. H CharZes Roe \Sween y m mymyza A'ITDRN EYE Patented Feb. 19, 1952 or F-lCE;

LLUMINATED DECORATIVE DISPLAY ORNAMENT Char s. .Rj e Sweeny, W natn.. l,. Application September 2, 1949, S'eriaLN'o'. B33825? 2 laims... (Cl- 240-10.),

This invention relates to display devices or ornaments, and in particular an ornament adaptedtohang in a window and having a light.- ed centrally positioned circular member with removable radially disposed fingers.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a novel ornament for display purposes and an ornament adapted to hang in a window.

Decorative devices and ornaments have been provided in various designs and for various purposes but for window display it has been found desirable to provide an ornament with a hub or center disc and with radially disposed fingers. With these thoughts in view this invention contemplates a, hub providing a centrally disposed member with a concave front surface in which a light is positioned, a removable back, and removable radially disposed fingers with enlarged areas therein.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means for constructing a window display ornament so that novel design is produced and so that the ornament may be suspended by a cord in a window.

Another object of the invention'is to provide r a novel display ornament for windows having a hub with radially disposed fingers in which the parts may be separated for packing and readily assembled without screws, bolts, or the like when it is desired to set the device up for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel display ornament which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the invention embodies a cylindrical body member having a concave face with an electric light bulb socket therein, a back with a convex outer surface frictionally held in the body memher, and radially disposed fingers with tubular base elements adapted to snap over spring fingers extended outwardly from the body member.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a front elevation of the ornament.

Figure 2 is a similar view with the fingers removed.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the ornament taken on line 33 of Figure 1 with the back separated from the body member and with the outer ends of the fingers broken away.

Figure 4 is a, front elevational view with parts broken away showing an enlarged section illusisposedfineers tothe ody memben Referr n now he. d awings: wherein; ike

reference characters denote corresponding parts the ornament of this invention includes a body member l0 having spaced radially disposed spring fingers ll thereon, a back l2. and radially disposed fingers 13.

The body member I0 is formed, as illustrated by Figures 1 and 3 with an annular flange M, a concave face l5 and an internally threaded hub l6 which is positioned in the center of the face [5.

The spring fingers l I are mounted on the outer surface of the flange M of the body member ID through a base l1, and the tubular inner ends i8 of the fingers [3 are snapped over the fingers ll as shown in Figure 4 whereby the hollow fingers l3 are attached to the body member ID.

The fingers l3 are provided with bulbous sections IS with contracted sections 20 beyond the bulbous sections and with enlarged sections 2| at the base of the points. These fingers may, however, be provided in different designs.

The back I2 is also provided with an annular flange 22 that slips into the flange M of the body member l0 and by this means the back is frictionally held to the body member. The back is provided with a notch 23 which straddles an electric cable 24. The cable 24 is connected in a well known manner to a socket 26 for a light bulb 25. The socket 26 is threaded into the hub l6 of the body member Ill.

The body member I0 is also provided with an opening for the electric cable 24, as indicated by the numeral 21, and'the outer surface is provided with an eye 28 by which the ornament is suspended with a cord 29.

With the parts arranged in this manner the ornament may be boxed and shipped with the parts separated and conveniently nested in a carton and when it is desired to use the ornament a cable may be threaded through the body member and connected to the socket 26 and an electric light bulb 25 threaded into the socket. With these parts in place, the back [2 is inserted in the body member. The fingers l3 may then be snapped over the spring clips I l and the cord 29 attached to the eye 28. With the parts mounted in this manner a broken part may readily be replaced.

It will be understood that modifications may be made in the design and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In an ornament for window display, the combination which comprises a hollow circular body member with an annular cylindrical flange and having a concave'face with an electric light bulb socket therein, a back having a corresponding cylindrical annular flange positioned to nest in the annular flange of the body member and having a convex surface, a plurality of radially disposed spring fingers carried by the annular flange of the body member, and outwardly extended hollow fingers with bulbous sections therein and tubular hubs on the inner ends carried by the said spring fingers of the body member.

2. In an ornament for window display, the combination which comprises a hollow circular body member with an annular cylindrical flange and having a concave face with a threaded hub for an electric light bulb socket in the center thereof, a back having a cylindrical annular flange and a convex surface frictionally mounted through'the flange thereof in the body member,

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name a Date 1,078,389 Van Vleck Nov. 11, 1913 1,722,886 Beck July 30,1929 2,086,958 Porter July 13, 1937 2,092,785 Stechbart Sept. 14, 1937 

